Principal Engineer Motion Planning

2 hours, 9 minutes ago
Remote
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Motional

Motional

Motional is a leading company in driverless technology and autonomous vehicles, leveraging decades of industry expertise to develop and deploy safe and reliable autonomous vehicles. With a powerful DNA combining Aptiv's automotive technology and Hyunda...

Automotive
1K-5K
Founded 2020
$20M raised

Description

  • Develop motion planning algorithms for autonomous driving, including search-based, sampling-based, optimization-based, linear-temporal logic, and uncertainty-aware decision-making methods.
  • Integrate and evaluate motion planning and prediction algorithm combinations.
  • Design and build a robust, scalable codebase for rapid exploration and evaluation of motion planning approaches.
  • Interface with upstream perception and prediction systems and downstream trajectory optimization, tracking, and control components.
  • Participate in code reviews and mentoring sessions with senior team members.
  • Help foster a product-focused engineering, research, and development culture.
  • Conduct research and develop production-ready software for autonomous vehicle motion planning.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's or PhD preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of research experience in robotics or motion planning.
  • 2+ years of C++ software development experience.
  • Proven impact and expertise in the robotics or autonomous vehicle field.
  • Experience taking projects from problem formulation through implementation and deployment.
  • Strong curiosity and commitment to continuous innovation.
  • Colorado only: minimum salary of $172,020/year plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
  • Estimated salary range for the role: $240,000 to $330,000 USD base salary.
  • Additional compensation may include bonus and company equity.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance.
  • Pet insurance.
  • Bonus and company equity eligibility.
  • Comprehensive benefits program for eligible candidates.

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